Agree with this Top 10 Lightweights of All-Time?

[Kelman]

- BJ Penn
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Takanori Gomi
- Frankie Edgar
- Gilbert Melendez
- Benson Henderson
- Josh Thomson
- Anthony Pettis
- Donald Cerrone
- Eddie Alvarez

Am I missing anyone who should be in there? Yves Edwards maybe?

 

[BlackPhillip]

Hard to not have Aoki as one dimensional as he is. Pretty good list besides that.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

- BJ Penn
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Takanori Gomi
- Frankie Edgar
- Gilbert Melendez
- Benson Henderson
- Josh Thomson
- Anthony Pettis
- Donald Cerrone
- Eddie Alvarez

Am I missing anyone who should be in there? Yves Edwards maybe?

Good list, for sure my favorite division all time. I don't think anyone in the UFC has held the lightweight belt for more than 3 defenses.

 

[Glove]

Good list. Jens Pulver was a good lightweight.

 

[bbradt0232]

Nate Diaz

 

[Kelman]

Hard to not have Aoki as one dimensional as he is. Pretty good list besides that.

Who would you eject from that list to get Aoki in?

 

[Kelman]

Nate Diaz

Who would you boot out of that list to put Nate in?

 

[Guile]

No love for Jens Pulver?

 

[BisexualMMA]

No love for the plagiarizer?

 

[samoajoe]

Who would you eject from that list to get Aoki in?

Josh would be the easy choice followed by Cowboy.

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

We did this list a while back by a panel vote: http://mma-manifesto.com/2016-articles/the-ten-best-lightweight-mma-fighters-of-all-time.html

1. BJ Penn
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Benson Henderson
4. Takanori Gomi
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Gilbert Melendez
7. Shinya Aoki / Sean Sherk (tied)
8. Rafael dos Anjos
9. Eddie Alvarez

 

[speak]

Personally, I would take out Cerrone and Alvarez and put in Aoki and Pulver.

 

[Kelman]

Personally, I would take out Cerrone and Alvarez and put in Aoki and Pulver.

Pulver??

Why, purely because he held the title at one time?

I dont see anything in Pulver's resume that justifies him being up there.

Sure he beat green Penn, but then wasnt competitive vs prime Penn.

This is a guy who got obliterated by Joe Lauzon when he was still at the top of his game.

Good fighter, but I dont think he deserves to be above any of the 10 I named. Career is way too patchy.

 

[Kelman]

We did this list a while back by a panel vote: http://mma-manifesto.com/2016-articles/the-ten-best-lightweight-mma-fighters-of-all-time.html

1. BJ Penn
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Benson Henderson
4. Takanori Gomi
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Gilbert Melendez
7. Shinya Aoki / Sean Sherk (tied)
8. Rafael dos Anjos
9. Eddie Alvarez

Sherk is a good call actually. Forgot about him.

 

[TheyAllFloat]

Sherk and Fredgar

 

[IronJaw]

Pettis has to be above thompson and sherk instead of alvarez. Other than that, solid list

 

[BrownHammer]

Where is Khabib? Like really guys?

 

[Bob Sapp Junior]

I'd replace Punk, Cowboy & Eddie with Sherk, Aoki & K-Flo.

 

[prideaspunch]

Pulver??

Why, purely because he held the title at one time?

I dont see anything in Pulver's resume that justifies him being up there.

Sure he beat green Penn, but then wasnt competitive vs prime Penn.

This is a guy who got obliterated by Joe Lauzon when he was still at the top of his game.

Good fighter, but I dont think he deserves to be above any of the 10 I named. Career is way too patchy.

Believe it or not he was actually p4p top5 for a while, which can't be said for most on the list.

 

[prideaspunch]

-Penn
-Edgar
-Gomi
-Aoki
-Melendez
-Petis
-RDA
-Bendo
-Pulver
-Alvarez